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First National Bank
Of Columbia, Tennessee
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O.-ipiUil, $100,000.
Does a General Banking and
Exchange Business.
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COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE.
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Boardand Lodging Sl.00 per month
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By ALFEED S. HORSLET. .
COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY,. MARCH 29, 1878.
VOL. XXIII. NO. 30.
T. W. KEESEE, President.
LCCIL'S FKIEHSON, Cashh r.
n.v. fclwilek,
Proprietor
Jan4-77-y.
7?
mail:
5
6
f-
CARDS.
1. N. BARNETT. T. HUGHES
Barnett & Hughes,
Attorneys at Law,
Columbia, Tennessee.
nfie:- rn West Main Htreet, formerly oo
rupid by Tbomns A Harnett. Jan. l-77-ly
J. B. Bond,
Attorney at Law.
Columbia, Tennessee.
Will p-actica 111 Maury
count lea.
and adjoining
Jan. 21-7tf-ly.
O. W. Witherspoon,
Attorney at Law,
Columbia, Tennessee.
Will attend with promptnesa to all Legal
Uusln-ss entrusted to III scare, to Maury and
adioiuing counties. Mtrlct attention to col
lect Inn and settlements of all kind. Office
-Wbltlborne Block. Jan. 28-77-ly.
P. H. Southall, Jr.,
Attorney at Law-
Columbia, Tennessee.
Sp.-clul attention ulven to collection.
OlMc -: WuHiboroe mock. Jan. l--ly.
a."m.LJsev ' W. 3.SXHES.
Looney & Sykes,
Attorneys at Law
And Solicitors in Chancery,
Columbia, : : : Tennessee
WT C. Taylor,
Attorney at Law
And Solictor in Chancery,
Columbia, Tennessee.
OiUw: With McDowell Websler.Wb.lt
thoriie block. Jan. l-Ttt- y.
GEO. C. TAYLOlt. li. H. SANSOM.
Tavlor & Sansom,
Attorneys at Law
And Solicitors in Chancery,
Columbia, Tennessee.
Wl'l nmctice In Maury
and adjoining i
counties and In the Hupreme and rederal
Court htN-Hh vile. Special attention given j
to the collection
hide publlo Hqutre,
Jan. a-77-ly
John V. Wright,
Attorney at Lair?
And Solictor in Chancery,
Col u m hia , Tennessee.
itli-e: Whitthorue Block, Up-tairs.
May olh-77.
X. M. HUGHES. A. M. 1IUUIIES, Jr.
A. M. Hughes & Son,
Attorneys at TLmZlvs
And Solicitors .a Chancery,
Columbia, Tennessee.
I
and I
Will practice in theOourWof Manry
A IJ-dnln counties, and Huprer
ml Courts hi Nuxliville. The
reme aud ed I
strictest au ;
tfntl.m will bi elven to all btiHlnetw entrust
ol to t ii-ir care. Olliee: South Hide West
fci.'On s" rei t, -ad door from the square.
Avril 1st.
IZ. C. J4To"a'ELL. W. J. WEUSTEK.
McDowell & Webster,
Attorneys at Iaw
Columbia, Tennessee.
J. T. WILLIAMSON
Attorney at Law,
Columbia, Tennessee.
Aaj-i'i W7.
uobt m.'mckayI u. V. viovEtt.
McKay & Figuers.
ATTOHNEYM - A.'JT
Columbia, Tuuuessee.
Will practice In Maury and adjacent coun
ties l-muopl utteutlou jtlven U bualnea
uirnsU- uitheui. OKFIt a: Brown block,
up Niairx. '. lt south side publicsquure.
Aug. 1U-1SY7.
J. T. L. COCillJAN,
Attorney atLaw
And fe,'licitor in Chancery.
it ut 1 1'ntU.uK to collections. OfM
M l'., WtSiVeuth btieot, Columbia, Ten
ALBERT AKERS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
UMiiu y o. 26 Colonade Building.
NASHVILLE, - - - TENN.
Willatietid to all lniiluefc entrusted to
lilsciire with pmin ptonu. Hater to Third
Rational Bank of Nanh vllle. mayfly
J. W. McKISSACK,
Attorney and Counselor at Law
Columbia, Tennessee.
Will Htie.t ktrlctly t- business entrusted
to M il in any m the 4ourW of Maury and
iiitictmiiO! .unties, auj In the Hupreme aud
l ..lrsl iinru at Nstivlli. Collections
iintl ucttl-iiieiiiH of nil kinds attended to
with promptness.
Oia" hlttb'irne Block. . maya-T7
R. M. BIDDLK,
Homeopathic Physician,
Coiu.uMa.Teuuessee.
)lH,.,i t iiiii-p In bo Jepot Hotel. Uelers
1o Drs.J. l x W. C. lak. Nashville, Teuu
Lr. I.. 1. woore, Memphis, Tean.
j:inl-77-ly.
W. C. SHEPPARD,
SURGEON DENTIST,
Cfelumblu, Tenuessee.
oi i icr Nvsl 4nor to Methodist church.
... uovtf-77-ly
DR. HARLAN,
Physician and Surgeon
. 'orUi Main Street,' ;
yov. J-77-Iy. COLLMBIATEXN.
" wT r. JOnNSTON.M. d.,
EITIST.
IIa retumei to Columbia and resumed
1i pr:tuliue or Ueiiiotry In all Its branches.
ilice At his residence ou Oaidenbt.
sept.l4-tf.
ST ATEM EXT
Bank of Columbia,
December 31, 1ST
KLsoUKCES.
N.iU-?., r.l!l. t;ouils,".eti'.,
rnriiiluroaiwuut
Cash uud Bank halauces,
1,:iiouu
,ti!.ii
:"i.s-i
LIABILITIES.
t illuil siook
I'ndlvldt-d I roll is,
Uetosit.s,
j .-o.uw.ixl
, .VM'w.ot
ly.'w.7
r.-..j
C. V. t EC1L, Cashier.
W. f. INt.iiAM, 1'reaideul.
flUElToK?:
J. W. S. itidhy. I. I,. Wrilams,
s.. W. 1 lupiMntk, J J. Oratiberry,
W. A. Wilaou, C. P. Cecil,
W. 1. luxraiii.
Stallions for 18781
"SKEPTIC !"
Brown, hi' ,' hnu.l, by Woodford Mam
brlro. tou oi Mambrlno Chlef.i dam tirsoe
by t' lot. Jr. Term": frl'J tlie season, privi
lege ol returning till you get a colt.
"TIP
Shetland pony, hay, inches hlh,
privilege of relurnlnic til
at -.
the season
till vou
et a con
At my larm near tsprlmr Hill.
March f-an. WJiruw-b uW.
OX BKOAUWAY.
See! Young America, bis active arms
With bundles laden,
Escorting in a sliipshod kind of way
A pretty maiden.
Often she drops a yard or t o behind
Before be' tuled her.
Ah! lur relationship tn plalu
Ills sister.
.
And, olop behind tbe .'o(ipl wu uaveseen,
Appears another,
A young- man with a venerable dame,
Of course, his mother;
For be has with a patronizing air
Her ear enlisted,
And tell her things of which bhe waaaware
Ere he ex late J.
Another pair, who walklug far apart,
Scorn conversation.
Be eyeing all the youns and blooming girls
With admiration;
She, with a weary air, and loaded down
With ooda he should have carried,
Seems filled with care; alas, the fact Ik clear.
These two are married.
One con pie more their hands are slyly
clasped,
They seem devoted.
The g'auces of sardonic passers by
Are all unnoted.
Her eyes the color of the radiant sky
So bright above un . . .
fxxik fondly into bis. Com, lt us go,
These two are lover.
a lc:t lo?l.
What ths Lite Sr. Munsey Thought
theEc&lity of Sell. !-. .
of
The question whirh Las been dis
cussed lor several weeks by the press
of the country as to whether there be
a hell, is answered by the lute Dr. V.
E. Munsey, as delivered to one of bis
congregations in East Tennessee many
years ago, and retried from .memory
by a young lady. 1 1 is as follows: "A lost
soul, a lost soul! two words of the most
momentous meaning, and v. hen takeu
in connection with those other two,
eternal lieJI, how expressive of the ut
most agony and pro found est depths of
titter misery! I have tried to believe
there was no bell, and souirbt in those
pages of the Mlble Where the idea of
. o : exi,ressed. to eliminate their
meanim; from the words; but there it
' stands, still burning in the word of
I(Jod eternal hell! I do not kmm
i where hell is- hether a place or state
: of misery; either is bad enough.
I Whethcr'it lie a deep, dark caveun,
j tilled with gloom, n here serpents hiss,
; and creep from crack and cranny; of
j I. '.lows deep, and gloomy and rocks
I deep-riven, where devils eep and
I cveepjand goblinsdance on dingy hills,
( and hery flames ooc out from fis
sures deep, where dark tiends ride on
I dragons; or whether it lie a sphere
I whirling through uncreated space, a
1 volcivtdc world whirling on its -course
erratic through ethereal nothing, m
ro-'ky sphere, tilled with gorges black
aim uavnns "luaim, -ivini
hurninir lava and blackened scoria
I abstrusely gleaming through a light
i half darkness, half hazy light; or sui-
iose there is no lie!!, a lost soui--what
wit? Bring the word W down to
natural things a nhip in theinidt of
the ocean, the compasH overboard, the
end rudder gone, sails in shreds, sail
ors unable to make their reckoning,
the time expired at port for their re
turn lost ! Jost ! at last sinking to
ocean's caves, where mermaids stretch
the sailer lioy's limlis in his jvatery
!el. Or take a lost child in the wmx!s.
A child froesout to gather berries, goes
on and on, round that hill unl up this
hollow crossing aud re-cnainiug iijs
patli, until he is lost, and now he wan
ders on, sobbing, lost ! lost! weeping
for his mother there, the mother at
home weeping for her darlimr. until
at hlt the --weary cLHrt, dcKpalrliig
and tired, lies down and dies, while
birds chirp and sing above his sylvan
death-bed. Jiut lost soul! eternally
lot, thrust out from 'od, a spark
formed fitP social companionship, cast
out from (.iotl tonipanjoiiless! while
as star shines to star, and even the
comet, erratic in its course, as it cross
es aud re-crosses orbits and eclipses,
whirling about in fiery chides round
the sun, aife,u;wjedire one common
centre; as In the company ,-f the
white-robed saints together with the
tall sons of the morning, soul answers
to soul in the rapturous language of
heaven, while they swell their peans
to almighty Cf'od this oul, lost eter
nally, is cast forth aioMe o v. heel its
dismal flight forever through unsea
ted space, whetting its pinions on the
tonilistone of buried hope, and scream
ing lost ! lost ! ! lost ! .' ! There it goes,
there ai'd there; and there it goes that
way, aud sure in, J-'it .' Anon it dis
coveru a city with buttfemeuteil tow
ers, and gate with lxits and bait;, and
with all ths spirit-encrge of its bejug,
seeks to reach what lookstctUu a heav
en, ut it recedes ami is gone. Fly ou,
thou wiueiiliiig spirit, until thou lie-
come a specK ot terror in iiiuiiiiauie
space ! My friends, there is a lauti
ful c;uitr' 'separated from ours by a
river, lli river of duath, njiuw' fetid
fount litis spring from th,- l.lai.kened
gorgc of the mountains of sin. This
hank is swept by tilt' dark, wing of the
spirit of sin; the otht r Is coveiW M jt h
lieautiful flowers, while mugiiilU'ent
trees lcnd alove through the waving
branches of which jrlimpses may lie
caught of the iK-autifnl city of 'sl.
We know tbut ij a iK-atitifnl coun
try, for two men haiegivci i-lu? J-etfi-nitmv:
the one said be saw things not
lawful to be uttered;" I he other lieheld
a "great white throne, and him that
wit upon it." So we supisp it to le a
country ruled by a king. .Inst liclow
tin. i-itv Hit! waters oi ine river oasn
over a uivvJl'ice into ;i icrnoic t in
' - , ...... . . ......
1
.vl.il.. M uv IIiiim' K-ilis. :I..1 IU 'I II!
- ..... ...... - - , t . tij , j :-r . f -z . .
sit., thecilv. u tv; cnjssiii-l.lacc lie
in? i-
twOU our voiiiitrv and that. Jt has
been reportJ by ' tradition (hat tlaire
was a boatman there oucc, v Imse tieit
then name was Charon: but if so, he
and bis Iwat have long since gone over
the falls, of tu h; Pwn okiand fast
I'lli his lat ou the ojher s(i, and
no longer obeys the calls, from pur
shore. Two men arc only now known
to have crossed m l;js host two old
men who rendered tici.is.l ve noto
rious lit thf world by Ujng liettev
than their fellow. All Who pass from
our country bo that, iiufst uow pass
through the water. Our' Lord Jetus
'hjjt himself croswid over, ami with
his owit fcvr measured the depth of
the water, and now for sonic he causes
the water to Iks fctUI, and -they jmiss
calmly o it; for others he rolls back
the Hoods, aud ibfty.paw. ever dry
shod; while for oilier, ayai), l(q
causes tlx waters pi deeien, and the
hitlows rfntr and hiipnnd flush angrily
along but these he take in his arm-
uud clasping them chicly to lu Ixjsom
U'arathem safely over. Thus the
ihnwl puss over: but the wicked, wheti
they coit? o the crossing, having no
jruide, arc" downward by the
. nrr. nt and ihivhcj hji bobbles over
the falls into the tfcnfhj of ic.d!!:.'n
below, tU'lr eye-balls rolling and
strained to cau.b tUu last faint glim
mering ray of light that oU-Jl ever
bless their sight.
Mr. Campbell, l.indlor.l of "The
Duke of Wellington." Newcusiioson
Tyne, Ijotists of lH?ing the largest sub
ject of Queen Victoria, lie was Uirn
only in is5ts, and measures round the
shoilJders )H! finches, round the waist
hoiuiduM, ;ind round the calf of the
leg 3). He Vviah "-s isumds. lie
was jiroughl up v, ppov; b'jt com
pelled from his mc lo gMX iije j,c
cmiation. His avietite is nothing ex
traordinary, ami he is a moderate
drinker, but smokes a great ileal, to
whk'h habit a wwrrpsjisndent of the
iAiiuxt attribuUs his having rather ir
retrular action f tlu; heart,
1 Sam Amuslag Ixperiants ClTutritinj
na cower w epeaz.
Philadelphia C -rreponden;e of the New
Yoik. Urapnlc.
hen Du jlourier, tlie. clever J-.n-
irlisli rfist, drew his picture, showlmr
that in tle futnre the Tiotes t.f operfttii
singers would tie Uttleil and stored
awny in a tiin to le drawn at leisure,
be little thought how soon hi sarcas
tic hit would be realized by an tageni
ous American mechanic. It can be
done at present in a much more sim
ple manner, and Jn place- of glaas bot
tles, Which are liable to " break," the
notes of Albani or Cary can Jie trans
ferred to thin sheets ot tinfoil that can
be carried easily in one's rest pocket.
AU this ami much more can be per
formed by the wonderful speaking
phonograph which was exhibited to a
small tarty of invited guests in Phila
delphia on last .Saturday by Mr.- Hen
ry Wently, President of the Local Tel
egraph Company. This little inrtru-
ment, wnien resembled -an old-fash
ioned coffee mill more than anvthintr
else, was invented by T. A. Edison, of
rsew Jersey, who is now euiraged m
constructing a muchlargwronej which
is to nave a catmcity or ji.uou words.
The one exhibited was capable, of. re
prodiwinK aboit 5 word" iu every
variety' n accvtiT aittf time: A rCftitier
mouthpiece enclosed a thin diaulirugm
of ferrotype metal, which was easily
iarrel ny tlie voice, causing a steel
needle underneath to vibrate- in uni
son. Around a grooved iron cylinder
was win pi ed a sheet of tinfoil, and the
mouthpiece adjusted so that the nee
dle point rested lightly upon the foil.
The operator talks into the mouth
piece aud turns the cylinder at the
same time, and the needle travels in
the grooves around the tinfoil, making
indentations iu the surCtce at every
vibration caused by the voice. When
the entire surface lias lieen traversed,
the mouthpiece is readjusted to the
starting point, and as the crank is
turned the needle springs trom nolo to
hole in the tinfoil, causing the dia
phragm to vibrate as it did when orig
inally iarred by the voie3. As this
causes the opening and sliuttingof the
valves of the diaphragm, everything
that lias been said in the mouthpiece
is reproduced with startling accuracy.
The explanation havinir been conclu
ded, the operator said slowly arid dis
tinctly in the mouthpiece:
Now is the winter of our discontent
Made slorious summer by ir-ls kuu of York;
And all the clouds th t lowered upon our
house.
iu the deep bosom of the ocean burled '.
lllii ! Hip: Hutrah!!! Three cheers for
Uen. Uraul! Houpla! Yahoo!
The cylinder was then reset, aud
the niachinereiieated the words in pre
cisely the same tone, causiugshouts of
laughter from the spectators. Anoth
er trial was then made, the operator
saying in the mouthpiece:
I inoe Iu Persia lived a K Ing,"
Who upon his signet ring
Oraved a maxim wise aud true,
Which he ever k-pt In view.
And repeated day by day,
fEveu thUi 't-hall pass away."
"My little instrument, if Iliad had
vou ut the centennial j-.xniDUion,
wouldn't we have astonished the for
eigners? I rather think o. Wouldn't
the Chinese have oiiened their almond
eyes when they heard you talking to
them in broken l lima . j-ieigno : ad,
ha-a-ii-.va !"
The effects of this siieeob, wneu re
produced by the machine, was ludi
crous in the extreme, and for several
minutes nothing could be heard but
the roars of laughter of all present, in
which the operator joined heartily. A
nutnlier of other speeches wen then
riven in the mouthpiece, : including1
the ljnes isHr Neil Adams used to de
liver m pathetically ii ''lDeat
le-
t
Jleart."
'"inett.'cu years in. the Hastilo, I
scratched my name uuon the wall.
ad that name w.ts igt .ntturj'.' -t
... . . : . . ..i
J his was repcuitu oy ire puono-
graph in a manner that would have
"brought down the house" upon any
occasion. After several other experi
ments the party separated, having di
vided the sheets of the foil that were
used to preserve as souvenirs of the oc
casion. Tlu: inot wonderful thiii!;
about the phonograph is its simplicity.
No electricity, magnets or other agents
are employed in working it, as it is
purely a meclianical contrivance. The
jnrs fire all made of ordinary cast
iron, with f lie ckueption or the dia
phragm, as before stated, and the ma
chine itself could be made by any me
chanic and oiierated by a child. Its
capacity for diflusing amusement and
instruction seems unlimited, and It
may be classed' as que j-bje wqndera.
of the age.
Letter From Fete TOggi&s.
JyOflsY, I.kvkLj Dir. 21, 1S72.
DkahUnclk. toutK I have more
ups and downs, more turns and tum
bles, wahlty and wesation of apcrets,
than any other dtimed fod in tlie
worhL I must have lieen born in bad
luck, received m disupixmitnient on a
mighty stormy time of the moon.
However, I don't recollect w hat kind
of a moon u war. p,or WRPi'MT 1 WK
I Kirn or tj.sbed oiitfrii sUi; hmd huje.
I'ny how I have a nnty sjght of trqu
ble; J ain't, nor liuin't "been doiu'
much business iit pai'tioula.r fur a loug
time. 7cept rotindiir on keeiair out.-n
the wav of old Spikes in general. This
ar the tiest iKiyin blzncss jist uow I
can foller here. Sense that ar circular
I h:iv kinder changed mv dress. 1
IjuUfelii n. a bran e pare fit fttu:y
Issits with tho American eagle and
stairs and striiies a roostiu on 'em a
nice Muck krat and tKints and a nice
white biled shurt a box of paper kol
lars. a red speckled neck tyc a big
plush hat and a hole liottle of sweet
spiellin bar crees. 1 already had a
m'jly rjnj: vat(.h sli! ljiU'f kpep
time, but that 'war ii odds 1 cot into
ajl 'thee lu re things ufti-r takin a shai v
with Jiul's ra.or. inirn it, it man t
shalv. lt list rutfcU Vid bv the rriots
l.ul sometimes inuika pigs with bit,
uiiil hit nili't bin v-li.if. iAticA
war a pup. Tt makes me shed tears
t;Ve; je to think of thut awful shaiv.
Well, jLUiti, when 1 war fixed Up
and layed my legs over my dtip hurt
ftoper, I looked mity line, I diil, I
tojsisl several times and jist viewed
my shoddcr, and kinder strateped up
no one wuuld a thujik once tbat I war
tire same Pete Wiggins wbut old
Spike's mentioned hi that ar citvlar,
Thiiikiii' 1 would git sorter uuten tld
Spikes diggins, I steered fur t ha big
kamp uieetin dawn on Hull-house
krick in another couuty. When I got
thar and fouml the coast clear of OIc
Spikes, evcrlastiuly darn him, 1
rouiiibul in. The preacher was up a
priwcliiu trab(y al;iuf; some fdjer
kallinl Saii)soiiiau killeu ten thousan
I'hilestincs with the jaw boije of an
olu lio-s, Hum war cryin, sum war
shoutln. sum war growum powerfully,
and sum war prayin. One ole 'omau
prayed that the good lAnl would scud
Sampsonian witTi hLs jaw bone here to
Texas and kill all the Injuns: a fat ole
.... I 1 fl . 4 I 41
icifiT oawieu jout .iueu, uou me
Kadic.ijs loot . J;t!c ole dried up kuss
right klose to me souceted oMi .amen'
and the rogues three.' J bilt over I
stoopta W.Y and scd: Sch here ole boss
none of your' insiouat;;p, 'fhe sar
tnint did not intrcst ine a bit, fur J had
toot1r UT onc 1,1 our f"f file
SpilvTDs. Uuf M didjnlrestme mnch-
lv ami niosuv u a nav mcruu
r iral that war a settin in tlie wim
der rite furulnst me. I thunk then and
I think now that she war the purtlest
tf I over saw in my born days. I he
rose ill iviav. me wan mwiiua m
W . . 1 . 1.1 .. . - .
ji.ih? cr the niornin-giories in august
war noiniu "flH.
rS
was stall, 0 stjar.cleij Wljh :
,!ntu noil ril.lx'li Bild riiilo i
ai;a
tin-r
Cos
pinks and ribbons and rfioo dofns, bur
liar war so bootlul In such silken curLs,
Imr eves war as bright as nu iewter,
and h'ur nose war as sharp as a needle,
hu month war like a good ripe cherry
In j a pan of - starch. And. Bhe war
dreWa so fine too, all in the very la
test finest faehun : Grecian bend aud
PoMy Pardon dress, all ruffled and
flounced -and pleted and tucked up
with dead oodles of ribens and jewelry,
and hy-heeled shoes to match hit.
Take her all in a lump she ar the pur
tlest gal in the world. She jist fitted
that ii r winder and that ar winder jist
fitted bur. A gal always did look nitv
ia a winder at meetin, specially if tlie
winder war purty hy, but none ever
looked so nice to me before. Then she
liehaved so ladylike too, she didn't set
likq a statu, listenen to the sarmiut
like most of the gals do back iu ole I
zard, but she war htflin and taukiii all
the time,, an showed she war enjoyin
the tiarmiat-fust rate. People ar not
so iurtielar here at meetin as they are
back in Arksnsaw. - This yer gal in
trested hie more than evervthimr else
at that ar meetin. Presently hur and
another gat what had on a nu caliker
dreas. Went to the spring, 1 punched
Cousin Pesker and we went too, fur I
war mity dry. When we got to the
spring Cousiu'Pesker give me a pro
duction to lHr,-and bur natne oh.
what a sweet name ft war Popsie Po.
I sorter stood bacK and sorter on one
sides my yeers stuck up ou the side of
my head like a pet Pig's when yoli j
tickle bl m under tlie Jaw. To tell you
the troth f don't know how jid fci
nor what 1 done, nor what I scd, I felt
so all-overish. 1 felt like I wantetl to
give her something the first thing 1
recollect. I thought I had a stick of
candy, but I didn't. O! I would a give
Roper. fur a stick of candy. I hud a
half a ginger cake left, I gave her that
and she cut it just like anuthur gal
wood, and sed it war bully. I stood a
long time and didn't say enythimr, fur
I didn't know what to say. At hist
6he ses: Oh, Mr. Wiggins. I looked
around fur Dad, fur some folks call
him Mr. Wiggins Mr. Wiggins, oh
how it sounded! M. Wiggins from
lijis so sweet war far sweeter than the
musick of Mam's dinner horn wheu
one are tired and hungry. Mr. Wig
gins, have you got sum terbacker?
Yes, ses f , and give hur a hole slab;
aud she took a chaw jest like I do, and
scd it w-ar good.
Soz I, it ar nice wether. She sed it
war splendid. Ses 1, thar ara heap of
pi-ople here to-day. Sez she, lots of
'em. Then I axed her if I mout go
home with her. She sed I mout.
Then she went and got on her fine lit
tle spotted boss and I got ole Itojier
aid we started. We hadn't gone fur
wheu her boss begun to pitch and
pitch dreadfully. You folks I wick in
Arkansaw don't know enj thing aUiut
a boss pitchiu. Well, the way the in
fernal things do it ar this: They tucks
down thar heads letween thar fort
!aig4 and stiffen all their legs, and rX
up behind and kick up before, and jist
keep a doin sorter like a sheep when
he are skeered, or a ash saw mill
when s,he ar rtfhuin away. I don't
know what made Popsie's darned boss
do it jest then, unless he jes wanted to
show out. The fust thing I noed he
war bouncin jest like thunder and li
teniii all over that or bottom. Popsie
froze to him but at last the geert
broke aud spilt the saddle and Popsie
on the ground all in a pile together. 1
swar I wouldn't a give aouart puckons
then an thar for Popsie's life 1 jist
noed she war kilt. 1 kryedsariin, iu
before I poud git to her by golly ' she
had crawled outen that ar pile, and
war a holdin and a cussin tliatar boss;
and ho war still pitchin (away, so that
I could not tell whether she war a
kussin at the ditchin, or he pitchin ut
the kussin. She hit him. t tell you
what uncle," Pojvsie ar game to the
IntcklKtne. . She ar tru blue aartht, And
she ar the bet on a strate out kussin
match 1 ever hearn. - J always did luv
to hear a woman kuss, itar so becomin.
Two things can beet a fiddle all hollar
makm. musick ami they ara hen
fcrowln and a woman kussin. I wood
ride ten miles of a cold nite to hear a
onc l'opsie war not hurt but war aw
fully changed. Darned if I hardly
noed her Thar had bin a mity biirde-
structiou of dry goods thar, scatteied
all aroundj and stickin to the brush
gineralJy. Hr har war $ KtioVlh up
)i) tte tnp gfb laist the lo,Ily Pardon
war scattered round promiscuously.
and hur hat war sumwliar else. An
last and bigist of all I found a hi;:
roll of nusepaiiers-yim bt she ar in
tp4iirje4t ai(d keep jKwted. It tuck
us a good while to repair damages, re-
rig and git started agin, but we did
after awhile without any further cat-
astrowphe. v hen we got ttiar her
mammy put on her specks and looked
at njo iiaerpixsjSreyeil, and I thought
j ij4arks of tjre rollin oft" her nose,
but I reckon I didn't She said she
wundured what bizness I had thar.
I said nothiu, I jist loud it war hur
way of taukin; I thunk nothin of
that. She went out and tuck Wiiv
wjtb hcji. I'ruscijtly the ule man come
in. Sea ' lie, rogues are not welcome
about my house. I've beam of you
you ar that ar roguish Pete Wiggins
outen Itper your cumpany ar not
wanted here. 1 said nothin', I spotscd
it war his way. I thunk nothin of
that, so I sot still. The ole man left,
and presently Popsie's brother Jim
UU( m. Jlp ar a great, korn 11 felle?
as big ac a boss. He said nothin to
nie, but just tuck me by the liack of
the neck like I wus ft nfek kat, gived
me a sbuv towards the door, and give
me two of the da rudest kicks right on
the place wbar a loafer fust wares out
Ilia pants. I war outen thar then I
didn't ktow what to make qf 4hi-
reckon hp yaf jest iryi h,' nil "I wot
llio," Ildd nit a hill 'euylxxly else 1
should of hurt him, but my affections
are so great for Popsie I luv tlie hole
family ginerally. So 1 thunk the mat
ter over and eluded my cumpany war
not exceptionable thar, so 1 left. Vn
ele, i ni in luv to aetu; I wou, 4e
the world and nj tl;e,r in u or ivp-
se. I rite to, you tor advice. 1 am
mitily in a larrel of trouble.
Your nephew til detfi
PKTK WpHUVrf. -
Tfl Ma:ipp Vt ltnn,
Jaw lystonlce, lzara coun
ty, Arkau-
saW.
Lot Not The Only Thing.
Nevrr marry h maj who has only
bis love for vou to recommend him,
It is verv fascinatinir, but it does not
make the man. If he is not other
wise what he should be, you will nev
er lie happy," The most perfect man
WIIOOUI not tovu yini siiuuiu itsci ou
vour liusljaiwl. Hut tbougli .fxurriage
without love is terriWeiLW? oiily will
not do. If the man is dishonorable to
other men, is mean, or .given to auy
vice, the tune will come wlcj you
will either loathe hinior sink to Lis
level, it is hard to remember, amidst
klcsea and itralses, that there Is any-
thiugelse in the wqrld to be dope or
thought ot tmt love-making; nut ine
days of life are many, aud the husband
must lie a guide to tie trusted a com
linion, a friend as well as a lover.
Many a girl has married a man whom
she knew to ue anytmng out good.
"because he loved her so." And the
flame has died out on the hearthstone
of home before long, and beside it she
hao Jeti sitting with one that she
could never hpjje would lead her ficavr
enward-ror who, if she followed him
as a wire snouiu, wouiuguiuener steps
to perdition. MatTiairp is solerrtu
thhiK a choice fpr UCPi be careful in
the choosing;
Mr. Moody, addressing young con
verts in his Sprinsrfield meeting, ad
vised them to avoid Free Masonry,
Odd Fellowship, novel reading, card
playing, theatres, and business iwirt
neruius. and marriaire with uncon
Vefttd'ptjOifj." fJcj.ceri.mg the let
ter, he : Was very decided, sayir-s ue
hoped for the tima" when clergytnen
would refuse to join such persons in
marriage, as Mr. spurgeon cow dooi.
"PAT &1L FS03C JCIJtnS.'
Anl tie Forere Sle Crettel at l St. Lenii
. Kuquerade Eall. . r
Ot. Louis Republican. -There
was a errand masquerade par
ty of colored people at a hall mi Biddle
Street Montlay night, ana the eos-
tumes wore elegant, it nan ieeii an-
nouneed that a priz would fs? given
to the iiesitirt-ssed laoy ami lo in
best-dressed gentleman on that auspi
cious-occasion, and the toilettes were
what might have been expected under
the circumstances simply gorgeous.
There were belles of all shades ot col
or and all shades of dress present, and
excitement over the award of the la
dy's prize, particularly, rose hnjb, for
tlie price was a silver pitcher. " "Dc
committee on prizes" had a delicate
task, but performed it firmly and
there was trouble, awful trouble, in
consequence. . A llcpublican reporter
yesieruay iuaue inquiries on tne : sub
ject from one of the participants in
the festivities. He told the stwy as
follows:
"De flo' wuz just jammed fuilo' gals
dressed way up, but dar wuz a culled
gal from Memtis laid 'em all out, for
shuah ! De committee 'zamined her,
and dar wasn't no dissenshun voice
'mong 'em. She wore pink silk an'
tixins, an' cream-colored kids, an' a
sof oilskin mask, an1rt-dy ! how. he
spread herself roun' i ' Inallyiiw
come furdat ar committee ter nmkede
award, an' yer might a' heard a pn
drap! An' de silber pitcher wuz
showed up an' one feller he got up an'
'nounced dat de gal from Memfis had
tuck it in. Some ofde gals snickered
scornful-like, but de gal from Memfis
didn't mind 'em, but jes tookde pitch
er an' went an' tucked it 'way 'long
ob her shawl in de dresain' room, an
come back, an' ef she want de belle
ob de 'casion, den dar ain't no snakes! i
She stood talkin' by one culled gem
nian a littlo while afterwards, when
another gal come up both eyes a bla
zin', an' dressed 'er :
1 " You 's talkin' to niy fellah, you
brazen trash, an' 1 wont 'low it!"
"De gal from Memfis answered
very lady-Wke ami dignified: ' I was
not awaah, madam, dat I wux add res
sin' your gemmau. Had 1 been
awaah ob de fac I should hab exhibit
ed ile mos' superfluous circumspection
in dc mattah. I begs pahdon, madam,
indecdy.'
"But de gal wuz mad, an' . 'fore de
gal from Memfis had niore'n drawn
her bref, she handed her one in de
bread-basket. Au' den dat gal from
Memfis show'd herself! Sha jest lit
ou de onc 'tacklin' her, and mos' spiled
her in alout a minnit! Au' de gal's
mother came sailin' inter de wah and
four other gals, aH jealous as de debblo,
come a sailiu' iu, too, an' dar wuz six
ob 'em all on de gal from Memfis, un'
tore her up drcdful. One sleeve ob
her silk dress luy ofTiu de Tur corner
ob de room, an' de drapry 'found deru
seben wimmeu on de flo' wuz a bilin' !
An' de flo' committee sed dey couldn't
'low no sich excited performance in de
hall an' so de combatants wuz remob
ed to de ball-room ter fight it out. An'
de fellah dat de gal from Memfis wus
a talkin to. 'lowed he'd se fair play,
and made de wimmeu 'suult tie Mem
fis gal onc at a time An' de way de
gal from Memfis struck out wuz jest
lieautiful ! She chugged 'ein in de
face eliery time, and tlie blood flew all
ol?r! She didn't hab close enough
lef ter bulher her any, an' finally she
done got away with all ob 'em. Sha
was in a drefful condition at de end
ob de wah, when he reiwired fcr dc
dressin'-roum, but she tuk away dat
silber pitcher."
tv r...i i
lcck wool's Magazine.
The question of how a naval battle
.c.i.il.l .. l- ft.i.ivl.i iii .f:..,. Mnt...l
nut i exoeeunigiy aimcnrtu aijsiytir.
One thing is Certain the hostile squad
rons will be kept in rapid motion for
the purpose of effecting as Well as eva
ding un attack by ram, whichwill lie
the first object sought after. Thus the
distance of the enemy will be varying
constantly, and a correct" estimation
of tlie range will lie almost iniios.sibU:
tneretore, the onanoc ot hitting at any
particular part will be veryniall. It
will be keen that upon the iudement
and nerve of the officer in command.
will now, more than ever, depend the
issue of an engagement. The speed of
the shijis, the necessity of closely
watching every movement of the ene
my W as instantly to make the proper
oounter-move, the absolute need of
prompt decision, will prevent a mo
ment ior reneeiiou or consultation.
The helm and the engines must tie
under the captain's instant control.
He and those hy him on deck will
alone be able to see the enemy at the
rreiment times wuen he is obsured by
smoke from the battery below, and to
distinguish between friend and fbe:
and his quck perception will tie re
quisite to ilfctermine the proper direc
tion and range for hi guns, as well as
avoid tiring into friends. Tlve extreme
importance of the life of the officer in
command of a squadron, so long as the
buttle ioiis, murt also lie apjiareiit. Jn
the old wars, the skill, judgment and
determination of our naval command
ers were chiefly exhibited by the man
ner in which they sought out their ad
versaries ana brought them to battle.
Hostile fleets were sometime In nitrlit
of each other for days calms, iiirht
winds, or thuA preventing their ap
proach. - eawi commanderendeavoring
F,y skillful seamanship to gaim the
weather-gauge. But the action- fairly
commenced, there was little maneuver
ing it was hard figntme; the ships
were laid alongside an ieuiy,and the
valor of our saUui's uettledj the mutter.
If the captain were disabled, the duty
ut his. eUiiiedsor was simple and self-ev-i.tent;
if he were incompetent, his de
ticicneii's could be made m by his
principal officers; if he lacked eouraire.
Iris men sunpliinl the want. Nelson's
renins had ruado all the necessary lis
iMiejtions fur buttle Unh at the Nile
aud. Trafalgar long before the action
commenced; the captains had only to
steer their ships for their allotted ad
versa rv and the rest was done by the
crew. Had Nelson been killed by the
first shut lired at Trafalgar the issue
of the liaUle would havfe-'Bicu ibe
same, But how different now From
the liegiuning to the tUl lt an'-action
rapid andcowtant mauu-uvering will
be required; the fchips must be kept
firmly m hand and tduinilly guided;
all the best experienco of the Admiral
will tie in continual request, and
should be lie killed or disabled at a
critical moment, the consequences
would probably be most serious. , It Is
not too much to say that the result of
a naval engagement in these days
will dfiteud entirely upon the skill of
the siijierior officers, in default of
which the courage and discipline of
the crews will avail little.
Young 3irl.
Our young girls do not understand
the witchery of bright eyes and rosy
lips, but set off their beauty by all the
artificial nieaus which lie in their
power, never reflecting that by so do
ing they destroy their principal charm
r-that of innocence. The rounded
cheeks, the bright eyps, the waving
hajrof a girl her 'tepi3 neetj pn'ly
their simplest netting. Rich fabrics
ad sumptuous adorning are more for
the matron, her dresn gaining in am
ple fold and graceful sweep as she puts
on the dignity of years. The seasons
teach us something here, if we co to
J nature for an object lesson. How dif
. fereut her charms from the deep ma
turing shimmer, when the hues are do
cided, and the air is loaded with r
furoes from a thour.p ceiciJ. The
si.h6ol-gjrT'i Wdy tlie tlirosliold, Vof
summer; ' She has not crossed It yetL
JM her copy the sweet ' grace of the
spring on her graduation day. and di-)-card
artificiality for nature.
H A MB W
-FOli THE-
SPRING TRADE
We have a full line of e and
bought at Manufactories, and Cheaper than ever
before brought to Columbia, to
le sold at the
HEW HARDWARE
Holding, MeBrepr
IliKDIM, LEATHER, SHOE FII1DI1IGS
;enekally, and.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS!
Plows ! Plows !
-A IT'LL LINE OF'
Cheaper than any
MILS, VICES,
Screw Plates, Genuine
Butchers' Files and Rasps,
HAMMERS, 1LVND AXES,
Hatchets, Augers,
and Mattocks,
ail Kinds,
Chisels, Braces, and Bitts, (irub Hoes
Blind Bridles and Bridle Bitts of
Hames. Traces, Collars, Back
Bands and Webbing, Harue fc-tringf,
Single Trees, Plaw Lines,
tfOlTSr GUNS.
PISTOLS! PISTOLS!
Powder, Caps, Fiis., bun Jxx.k?,
Ccncrally.
A LA KG E ASSORTMENT OF
HARDWARE and GROCERIES,
At Strictly Bottom
A Good Curry Comb for
A Good Shovel for -
A Heavy pr. Trace Chains, full weight, ol
A Good Axe and Handle for - -
A Good Blind Bridle tor -
A Splendid pr. Hymen for -
IB03 ! IBOff ! IBOtf ! 2 12
Call and see the Nef ard, Cbap Gooxl.
holding, McGregor a co.
ARE
OF 18781
i .tiifi i if 1
Seajon.bl Goods, just
8 Go,
Plows !
Home!
DELLOUS,
HAND SAWS,
GUNS!
and Cum Material
Prices !
lbs.f
-
9 cents
50
cti. Per round.
..... ..
n n
ANDREWS, BAEKLEY & CO.,
NO. 7 SOUTH MAIN STREET,
COLUMBIA, - - - TENNESSEE,
DEALERS IJNT
HARDWARE,
Cutlery, . Guns, Pistols, Leather,
PLOWS. STRAW CUTTERS, CIDER MILLS,
RUBBER AND LEATHEK BEETiNt ETC.,
Which will lie sold as cheap as the chcaj .-(.
NEW
S,
Him i
miiii:
JR. W. WilTESIBJS GO'S,
On West 7lh Street, next disir to Emhry v- Ki i' ison,
I have rei-eived a la rue and select stock of ioood-, which I will sell at low
figures. W. B. Dobbins I'iiu In? found at mv lioii-e, and will Is- !c-ed to mco.
his friends. ( ;ive me a triul. IimS'-lni.l' I!. W. W.VI'KINS.V
SAMUEL R,
Ko. 7 West
Colum'bla
Vllo,i;s..; AMjKkiah. I M: Ml li lv
GROCERIES,
Tobacco and Citivc?,
Grain and Grass .Seeds, Flour id all kiinl.-, .Snar, Suit, l'i.-kk Prc-crvcs,
Oysters, S.ap, Mackerel, Iiuttcr and Clieoc IV.uu 1 lie- best Dairies,
Clioice Syrup and Molasses, Foreign and Domestic F'ruit.-, Canned Fruits
in Variety. Also, a complete itssortinont ol' tb. xl-u-;iu!l kc t in a tin-t-class
Store. I also keep on hand a full stock of all kinds of Coal. Black
smiths wiJl find it to their iiiterc-t to buy ot' me. Coal and t.n.j.ls. deliver
ed anv wherein the cororatc limits Ircc of cliare. tiixe ine a call.
January 11, 'H7H.-.ni. SAMUEL li. WATK1NS.
MORE GROCERIES!
l o w 12 x.
s i..
IE CAH'T BI
Wo have now in stoic a sj.l.-iidid iismii inii.nl ut
Staple and Fancy Gorceries,
WINES AND LIQUORS,
Fresh Fish, Oysters and Game in Seaon I
And Will uoj Do undersold on muik: gruais aud Uttlltlcs
by and Home.
Goods Received Daily! Stock Always Fresh!
OtJK PA I.CHKP AND GUOt. SH COKrKi;- ar" r..:ist-.l ill out own
bouse twice jer wwk, ami ou tie reln-d on hh Ih-io lr sii. Wo park
lu tin Iiuckt'U, c uisur caunliivrn lo Hiiit ciintoini i.i, i lo.u.
Ul'H 1'K.AS hih uneiiHlua iu ;'inlity and iir-. will duplii-at
New York or any ulbei riir.. 1'arl.cs )iii'liusin -4 I1.1II xnuiil 01
pouiidx, will Ins mrulMtietl with a litticy oauulstur, lead lluud and
uandHomely ornamuiiUid, l ine
(it It Wi N ls) are old aud pure, ami i-aunot bi- iiiiul d for medical
purjKisen. ive uh a trial and In- Hwtisilixl.
We pay canb for Kitcou, 1'iodui'c, lliiltr and Kts. 'c i.ikxIi.
delivered. fre In the city. Ice luruisbid lo liimlllci dunnu llin musuu.
CHAPFIU & RUSHTON,
North Hldc-fubllo P-nuurc,
COLUMBIA, - - - TI;.N1:SSEE.
SHEPPARD k HARRISON
Dealers Iu
DKY-fJOODS, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CLOTH IN Li, STAPLE AND FAN.
CY LiHOCElUFS, WHEAT, COBN, MEAL, FJAJUIl, BA
CON, LAUD, SLCAll, COM i:i:, SALT,
And evcrvthing usually kept in a lirsl-class Imhi-m-. , Ui wciirhs on Fair
bank's Standard Scales, COUN, HAY, HOOK, CATTLE, ETC.,
and guarantee their prices to lie as cheap as the cheupest.
Junction: ML 1'lcasant und Humiishlre pikes,
Columbia;
IBlailCH: c2
LIVERY, SALE & FEED STABLE,
Hoi. 5, 17 Tand 19 JEast MainSi., Columbia, Tennessee.
i.BU kJ.tJM loro'itJOid Hlaud.i
Will kfp l warn on tiaml Fl KsT-t'f, KS KA PDI.f AND HARNFss HOHsiKs firu-(HI-l,t;AUHlAil-:S
ANI Kt X'HiH, which wuwill hlrcal ri'aw.n abl, rl. Ijiritn
and comnKxllonn roorua for HioriaK velilclen of all kinds and for lioiirdlnx borncs. in
connection with t bia utabie tlmre are two larice i-ikxIi lor llio iu--ouutiodai ion of ih lvrs
of lionw nnd rnnlpn. I 'nolo Tommy l)ous(lii-w mill hold t h r-in of tlm 'il.lt KKI.1A
Bl.KwMNlHl 'j," and allernala with IliU Mtable. . All ii!l: Idl at . Hlicr tuW., will ru
c I ve i.ronii! atti-nllou lio n I 111 In tommy.
Howard b Caroiitr, or III! lie M'K.rc, thwlr Agont.c in t loiind ( nil time at thin hi a.
ble loilvethelil!ibittiiarkrtih.;elor inulci. Albeit Uureli, Link, tau liniml a
Ui3 bUUaatalluourtauxiUjfUit; uijjbU UuvJt-o-U.
nov-.-iin.
HOUSE!
HATS Ml) ml
AT-
WATIOMS,
Ttli Sti-eel,
Tennossoo,
.T-
i & j o :i: !
UNDERSOLD
Pi.VllU;rSM.
CHPPBMi,
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